Austin McDevitt, 22, of Morrill is charged with murder in the Friday morning shooting death of Shane Sauer, 26, of Belfast, according to state police. The shooting happened around 4:45 a.m. in a cabin near a home at 568 Oak Hill Road in Swanville, not far from the town line with Belfast, according to Steve McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.McCausland said a woman was present when the shooting happened. Maine State Police detectives and the Waldo County Sheriff's Department are on scene, McCausland said. A State Police evidence response team arrived on scene Friday morning. This story will be updated.

SWANVILLE, Maine —

Austin McDevitt, 22, of Morrill is charged with murder in the Friday morning shooting death of Shane Sauer, 26, of Belfast, according to state police.

The shooting happened around 4:45 a.m. in a cabin near a home at 568 Oak Hill Road in Swanville, not far from the town line with Belfast, according to Steve McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

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McCausland said a woman was present when the shooting happened.

Maine State Police detectives and the Waldo County Sheriff's Department are on scene, McCausland said. A State Police evidence response team arrived on scene Friday morning.